Could not find a required file. Name: index.js

Whenever I start my npm it shows the below error, I also install npm globally by using this statement( npm install -g create-react-app)I make two practice project but these are number 2nd project, In the first project, I also install npm globally

PS E:\AvatarDemo\AvatarDemoAwesome> cd avatarawesome PS E:\AvatarDemo\AvatarDemoAwesome\avatarawesome> npm start > [email protected] start E:\AvatarDemo\AvatarDemoAwesome\avatarawesome > react-scripts start Could not find a required file. Name: index.js Searched in: E:\AvatarDemo\AvatarDemoAwesome\avatarawesome\src npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! [email protected] start: `react-scripts start` npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] start script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above. 

7 Answers

Maybe index.js is not present , check your folder correctly

In my case, when I created a new src folder, it wasn't inside my cd. so it gave this error. Dragging the src folder inside the cd solved the error for me

uninstall create-react-app by npm uninstall create-react-app,then reinstall it

Just rename your js file to "index.js"

I have the same problem but this did not help. I just created a new react project by npx create-react-app 'project-name' and just deleted the files inside src folder. then created a new index.js. instead of deleting the src folder for the purpose of creating the react project from scratch. I hope this will help.

In my case I noticed I opened my src folder inside my public folder. I removed my src folder from my public folder and that solved my issue. I hope this helps.

May be you put src folder inside public folder it should be on the same level of public level

-public -src